Decision Workspace
ssh-vault vs ssh-cipher vs ssh-cipher-fork-arti
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
ssh-vault
stablev1.2.9
encrypt/decrypt using ssh keys
64
ssh-cipher
growingv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of SSH symmetric encryption including support for the modern aes128-gcm@openssh.com/aes256-gcm@openssh.com and chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com algorithms as well as legacy support for older ciphers. Built on the pure Rust cryptography implementations maintained by the RustCrypto organization.
53
ssh-cipher-fork-arti
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of SSH symmetric encryption including support for the modern aes128-gcm@openssh.com/aes256-gcm@openssh.com and chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com algorithms as well as legacy support for older ciphers. Built on the pure Rust cryptography implementations maintained by the RustCrypto organization.
Core Metrics
| ssh-vault | ssh-cipher | ssh-cipher-fork-arti | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 64 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 19.9K | 6.4M | 59.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.2M | 30.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Releases | 29 | 17 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | today | 70d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 2y 12m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
ssh-vault
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ssh-cipher
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ssh-cipher-fork-arti
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ssh-vault | ssh-cipher | ssh-cipher-fork-arti | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.9 | 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 28 | 10 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 71KB | 11KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ssh-cipher leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ssh-cipher, ssh-cipher-fork-arti are pre-1.0 — API may change.